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Karanambu, Guyana, Nov. 17, 2009 — Diane was determined that Buddy should begin learning a few lessons on Day 2 of his stay at Karanambu.
The first was where to poop and pee. His designated otter latrine was a recessed area of cement in one corner of the pen. Diane began the latrine training by placing [...]
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Karanambu, Guyana, Nov. 9, 2009 — By the time we arrived at Karanambu, it was close to 9:00 p.m. I couldn’t thank Ryol enough. Between navigating the roads, cutting up the tree and dealing with three nervous occupants, he’d done a magnificent job.
Diane and I carried Buddy to his pen. He’d been awfully quiet for [...]
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Karanambu, Guyana, Nov. 1, 2009 — Once in the transport crate, Buddy immediately started trying to get out. He jammed his nose between the plastic frame and the metal rim of the door and pushed, creating a space almost large enough for his head. Thank goodness for those bungee cords. Even so, it looked as [...]
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Meet Dr. Lucy 
Dr. Lucy H. Spelman grew up with a menagerie of animals on an old dairy farm in rural Connecticut. She earned her veterinary degree from the University of California at Davis, and completed her post-doctoral training at North Carolina State University. Dr. Lucy's work experience includes nearly ten years with the Smithsonian's National Zoo, half as a clinical veterinarian, and half as its director. She joined the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project in October 2006 as its Africa-based regional manager.
In addition to writing, she has been filmed at work with animals in more than a dozen cable television documentaries, and has served as a consultant for various media and education divisions of Discovery Communications, Inc.
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